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Put Your Signature on Your Work
Dec 04, 2007
Here’s a method I developed to sign and date my woodworking. Place a wide strip of masking tape on the area to be signed and write on it with a felt-tip pen. Then, with a rotary tool mounted in a router base, use the tool to trace the writing. Remove the masking tape, and sand to remove any rough edges made by the bit. Seal with a finish. If additional contrast is needed, I simply apply some dark wax.
Drawing by Jim Richey.
Drawing by Jim Richey.
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